Kituwah Immersion Language Academy: The Tribe has finished renovating the former Boundary Tree Lodge. Since 1948 the Lodge had served as an icon to visitors as a place to stay and receive hospitality from the Cherokee. Now it will serve as a new icon of learning and cultural renaissance. It will serve as a school for infants to kindergarten. The eventual hope is that the school will house infants to fifth grade. The school is in partnership with the Cherokee Central School System as it will teach math, science, history, and language arts. The language arts will be the Cherokee Language (Kituwah). As the name indicates it is an immersion language academy. Since the fall of 2008 Perry Bartsch, Junior Construction of Asheville has been working to renovate and complete new construction to the facility. In years prior to the construction beginning Padgett and Freeman Architects have been working on design and engineering in cooperation with Reece, Nolan McElrath, PE of Asheville. The project is almost complete with some final work that needs to be completed prior to opening. Funding for this project has been provided by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Architectural and Engineering Documents:
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